On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:24:29 GMT, Palindrome wrote:
>> Do you or do you not recall the case of the man convicted a few months
>> ago for taking photos of girls in bikinis at a public swimming pool
>> that was discussed on this newsgroup?
>This one?
>http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Community-order-for-diving-school.1485230.jp
No, nothing close. I'll see if I can find it.
>> If not, I could search for the media article and provide you with the
>> evidence you demand.
>> Meanwhile, be assured that I know for a certainty that such
>> prosecutions have taken place. Not very often, and it is not a
>> significant proportion of prosecutions for this offence, but they have
>> happened.
>My tame CPS person doesn't know of such a case. It must be a very
>insignificant proportion of prosecutions.
I have no doubt that it is. The fact that there was even a single
prosecution of that type is worrying.
>> It suits the industry to describe all illegal images as, "images of
>> child abuse". But I have no doubt whatsoever that the vast majority
>> of images that are available on the Internet which would be judged to
>> be indecent in a UK court do *not* involve the slightest abuse to the
>> child whatsoever, nor any .ual activity. The obvious reason being
>> that such images are legal in many countries and so are bound to be
>> more prolific than images that are illegal in every country of the
>> World.
>I would agree that the system does itself no favours by including images
>which, on their own, would not result in conviction. The reason,
>presumably, is to establish that the individual does have an unhealty
>and sustained interest in children and the half a dozen really sick
>images are not just a momentaty aberration.
>I am told that the CPS would not charge based solely on the possession
>of level 1 images. Irrespective of how many.
ISTR a recent prosecution cited on this group that involved a few
level 1 images and a single level 2 image.
I think you are also aware of a conviction for possession of a single
level 1 image.
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Cynic
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